Polyglot Dictionary

argila

/aɾˈʒilɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as argilas

Meaning

  1. clay

    • Fazemos vasos de argila.

      We make clay pots.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

barro

argila and barro are close synonyms for "clay"; barro also separately means "mud."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

arcilla

arcilla is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "clay."

Spanish

greda

greda is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "clay."

French

argile

argile is the French word for the same thing — both mean "clay."

Practice

1 What does argila mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fazemos vasos de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches argila?

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